ljnowell
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I have shot LSWC in my RIA and Sig 1911s. Also in colt and Springfield 1911s.
My Glock 21 loves 200gr LSWC.
My Glock 21 loves 200gr LSWC.
Guns to shoot .45 ACP LSWC
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Sport45
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My Springfield XD45acp chokes big time on LSWC bullets. I think the XDm's have a modification to allow these bullets though.
For 1911's the magazine has a lot to do with whether or not SWC bullets will work. Look for a step in the feed lips.
For 1911's the magazine has a lot to do with whether or not SWC bullets will work. Look for a step in the feed lips.
bugmania
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I've been using 200 gr. lswc from MBC through my CZ97b with no problems.
Just a note, I always try and load bullets with a beveled base like this http://www.midwayusa.com/product/46...eter-200-grain-lead-semi-wadcutter-box-of-500 . I got some from Hornady ( http://www.hornady.com/store/45-Cal-.452-200-gr-SWC/ )that were flat base with a lot of lube and they are a lot more of a pain to load up. I screwed up some cases and SOME didn't want to fit my barrel, I suspect all the lube in Hornady's basket weave surface doesn't compress completely.
My Commander has a looser chamber than my 1917 New Service Army... some loads wouldn't chamber at all. This made me stop using a dismounted barrel as a go/no go gauge and buy the real deal.
Those are the ONLY issues I have had using SWC bullets, more about my reloading skills than anything else. Factory ammo should feed with no problem.
My Commander has a looser chamber than my 1917 New Service Army... some loads wouldn't chamber at all. This made me stop using a dismounted barrel as a go/no go gauge and buy the real deal.
Those are the ONLY issues I have had using SWC bullets, more about my reloading skills than anything else. Factory ammo should feed with no problem.
Madcap_Magician
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If I recall correctly, if you make sure the bullet is seated such that the wadcutter edge is NOT even with the case rim but rather slightly ahead of it, you can alleviate some feeding difficulties, particularly with non-ramped 1911s.
Vern Humphrey
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One secret to handloading the M1911 is to have the bullet touch the outline of a ball round. If you could draw a ball round around your semi-wadcutter, and the shoulder of the wadcutter and corners of the meplat would touch the outline, the round would feed.
Saleen322
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Every 1911 I ever had shot 200 SWCs better than any other round. This is a stock Springfield 1911 @ 25 yards with the 200 SWC. It has a standard 16 lb spring. I had a 45 and a 22 out for practice using this target. Most all of the 1911s I seen recently would feed SWC without issue. YMMV
MCgunner
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The shape of the Lee 200 SWC .452" tumble lube mold is very rounded where most SWCs for revolvers have sharp shoulders. It's a pretty wide flat point, but rounded profile as it transitions at the edges. This keeps it from hanging up on 2 piece feed ramp transitions that 1911s have. It was about the only bullet that fed well other than ball in that POS AMT I had. My Ruger P90 will feed ANYthing, but that AMT didn't. I had to seat it out pretty far, about as far as was possible, to get the OAL where the thing liked it, though. It didn't like short OALs.
Deaf Smith
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The one on the right is a 625-1 .45 ACP with 3 inch barrel. With .45 acp ammo it shoots one hole groups at 10 yards.
SWC lead ammo. LOVES it. Just .45 ACP cases or Auto Rim and Unique powder.
Oh, and the one on the left? 629-1 Mountain Revolver. Shoots just as good.
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CoalTrain49
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I shoot 200 gr SWC in my 2012 Gold Cup. No mods were made to the gun. Just changed the spring and purchased some Checkmate hybrid mags and we were off to the races. I honestly think that more 1911 shooters use 200 gr SWC's than just about any other bullet. I've used both 230 and 200 gr bullets and prefer the 200 gr SWC for targets. I know this may be an affront to some 1911 purists but the 625 (mines a -8) may actually be more fun to shoot than a 1911. But most will never have that experience. 
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I've found the 200 gn. lead semi-wadcutters to be soft shooting and super accurate. I love 'em in both .45ACP revolvers AND full size 1911s. As someone else said, in some situations you MIGHT have to go with a lighter recoil spring if you handload the 200 LSWC light.
The only 1911-evolved .45 that I've used through the years that wouldn't feed them is my 1st generation Kimber Ultra CDP . . . a double springed, 3" barreled Officer's sized .45. With the heavy recoil spring set up and the very short barrel it simply wouldn't reliably go into battery with my VERY lightly loaded 200 grain practice loads.
That's no surprise though. I suspect with a much hotter load they would have fed great . . . just like all other full power loads have fed in that aluminum framed little .45.
HOWEVER . . . some 1911s have trouble feeding certain rounds. But, most modern guns will do well with the 200gn . . . and you'll truly enjoy shooting that round!
The only 1911-evolved .45 that I've used through the years that wouldn't feed them is my 1st generation Kimber Ultra CDP . . . a double springed, 3" barreled Officer's sized .45. With the heavy recoil spring set up and the very short barrel it simply wouldn't reliably go into battery with my VERY lightly loaded 200 grain practice loads.
That's no surprise though. I suspect with a much hotter load they would have fed great . . . just like all other full power loads have fed in that aluminum framed little .45.
HOWEVER . . . some 1911s have trouble feeding certain rounds. But, most modern guns will do well with the 200gn . . . and you'll truly enjoy shooting that round!
35 Whelen
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I've loaded and fire both 200 gr. and 255 gr. LSWC's out of my old Colt Series 70 Gov't Model. In fact, the 200 gr. is what I load and shoot most.
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Nom de Forum
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I've shot, as have thousands of other guys, many H&G 68 and a bazillion Lee 452460 200gr SWC bullets through 1911s. If your gun does not feed these you need to fix your gun and/or your bullet seating depth.
DC Plumber
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My 5" Sig 1911, my commander sized Sig 1911 and my Colt New Agent 45 (3" barrel) all shoot and function perfectly with 200g LSWC.
Blue Brick
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I won't be reloading anything myself, I would love to but with six adults currently in my house space is at a premium. There's a commercial reloader in town who reloads .45 ACP LSWC for 15 cents + brass.
Hmm, I have a .357 Blackhawk and I've got one on the way in .30 Carbine too. A convertible .45 ACP/.45LC might be fun but I have SO MANY single action revolvers and only a pair each of semi's and double actions. I'm going to start working at the LGS next week though so I'll probably get first dibbs on anything that catches my fancy. Decisions decisions...
Hmm, I have a .357 Blackhawk and I've got one on the way in .30 Carbine too. A convertible .45 ACP/.45LC might be fun but I have SO MANY single action revolvers and only a pair each of semi's and double actions. I'm going to start working at the LGS next week though so I'll probably get first dibbs on anything that catches my fancy. Decisions decisions...
Dan-O
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Another vote for a 625.
JTQ
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Not so fast.
Most makers of guns using polygonal rifling recommend against using unjacketed ammo in their guns. Glock and HK use polygonal rifling.
The SIG P220 has a reputation for having trouble with LSWC ammo.
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/45_acp_sig_sauer_p220 and SWC ammunition.htm
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